Another memorable year in mixed martial arts is in the books, so it’s time for The MMA Manifesto to look back and reflect. Next up: UFC Fighter Salaries.

Was 2011 a good year financially to be a fighter? Well, that depends on what your name is. If it is Tito Ortiz, then yes, it was a very good year. On the other hand, if you happen to be Byron Bloodworth, you might want to consider keeping your day job. While the average UFC fighter made $92,139 in 2011, 71 fighters (21%) made $10,000 or less. A few more stats that you might find interesting:

– While Tito Ortiz tops the list for 2011, he probably ended up making less in 2011 than in 2010. His new UFC contract doesn’t give him a cut of the pay-per-view revenue like his previous contracts did.

– The average household income in the U.S. is around $45,000 per year, yet over half of the UFC’s fighters (56%) made less than the average American in 2011. Sometimes it doesn’t pay to get punched in the face.

Now, for the salary results. It is worth noting that these are only the reported salaries plus Fight of the Night, Knockout of the Night and Submission of the Night bonuses that have been made public. Many top performing fighters get additional bonuses paid out to them that aren’t reported, plus the top guys get a cut of the pay-per-view buys for events that they headline (not to mention every fighter makes sponsorship money). Also, many athletic commissions don’t report fighter’s salary info, so for those we’ve estimated a fighter’s purse based on what they have earned in their other recent fights. Fighters with some estimated purses are marked with a * in the database. This data should still be considered very close to accurate, as most fighters’ purses remain rather steady from fight to fight (unless they ink a new contract in the meantime).

So, without further ado, here’s the salary of each UFC fighter for 2011. To check out 2010’s fighter salary info, click here.